Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
Itzhak Gilboa
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Description for Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
Hardback. Making Better Decisions offers explanations of both the theories we would like to adopt in order to make better decisions, and the theories that explain how those around us behave. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Making Better Decisions introduces readers to some of the principal aspects of decision theory, and examines how these might lead us to make better decisions.
Making Better Decisions introduces readers to some of the principal aspects of decision theory, and examines how these might lead us to make better decisions.
- Introduces readers to key aspects of decision theory and examines how they might help us make better decisions
- Presentation of material encourages readers to imagine a situation and make a decision or a judgment
- Offers a broad coverage of the subject including major insights from several sub-disciplines: microeconomic theory, decision theory, game theory, social choice, statistics, psychology, and philosophy
- Explains these insights informally in a language that has minimal mathematical notation or jargon, even when describing and ... Read more
- Critically assesses the theory presented within the text, as well as some of its critiques
- Includes a web resource for teachers and students
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444336511
SKU
V9781444336511
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Ref
99-50
About Itzhak Gilboa
Itzhak Gilboa is a chaired Professor in the Department of Economics and Decision Sciences at HEC, Paris and in the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University, and Fellow of the Cowles Foundation at Yale University. He previously held the position of chaired Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Gilboa’s research focuses on decision ... Read more
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